{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["19"],"submitter":["de Lima JF"],"pubmed_abstract":["<i>Bothriurus</i> Peters, 1861 is one of the most diverse genera within the family Bothriuridae. However, to date, only five species have been analyzed using a cytogenetic approach. In this study, for the first time, two populations of <i>Bothriurus asper</i> Pocock, 1893 and nine populations of <i>Bothriurus rochai</i> Mello-Leitão, 1932, two species from northeastern Brazil, were analyzed with respect to diploid number, chromosomal behavior during meiosis, and the localization of heterochromatin and nucleolus organizer regions (NORs). For <i>B. asper</i>, a diploid number of 2n = 30 was recorded in geographically distant populations, whereas <i>B. rochai</i> exhibited intraspecific variation in diploid number (2n = 16 and 2n = 18), representing the lowest diploid numbers ever reported fo"],"journal":["Comparative cytogenetics"],"pagination":["189-208"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12635637"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Comparative cytogenetics among populations of two &lt;i&gt;Bothriurus&lt;/i&gt; species (Scorpiones, Bothriuridae)."],"pmcid":["PMC12635637"],"pubmed_authors":["de Lima JF","Carvalho LS","Pinto-da-Rocha R","Schneider MC"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Comparative cytogenetics among populations of two &lt;i&gt;Bothriurus&lt;/i&gt; species (Scorpiones, Bothriuridae).","description":"<i>Bothriurus</i> Peters, 1861 is one of the most diverse genera within the family Bothriuridae. However, to date, only five species have been analyzed using a cytogenetic approach. In this study, for the first time, two populations of <i>Bothriurus asper</i> Pocock, 1893 and nine populations of <i>Bothriurus rochai</i> Mello-Leitão, 1932, two species from northeastern Brazil, were analyzed with respect to diploid number, chromosomal behavior during meiosis, and the localization of heterochromatin and nucleolus organizer regions (NORs). For <i>B. asper</i>, a diploid number of 2n = 30 was recorded in geographically distant populations, whereas <i>B. rochai</i> exhibited intraspecific variation in diploid number (2n = 16 and 2n = 18), representing the lowest diploid numbers ever reported fo","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025","modification":"2026-06-05T17:22:25.239Z","creation":"2026-05-19T03:12:03.126Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12635637","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41280365"],"doi":["10.3897/compcytogen.19.165160"]}}